I remember in middle school they didn't have a history teacher for us, so the science teacher was forced to teach it instead.
He usually would pick some random topics and have us do reports on them, but I wouldn't call that teaching. At least he had us reenact a play of the Irish Potato Famine.
So when people whine about 'throwing money' I can't help but think if teacher salaries were higher maybe they'd have an easier time filling the positions, and the competition for those positions would be greater. I love how CEO bonuses are great incentives but teacher salaries are a waste of money.
Those who do not study a foreign language will always have worse grammar because it's easier to understand the purpose of grammar when comparing two languages together. Without a reference point native speakers will not have the intuition to check their sentences. I learned a lot more about English in my Spanish class than anywhere else.
We were lost, none of us knew where we were. Then Harry starts 'feeling around on all the trees' and he says... "I got it we on Pluto", I say, 'Harry how can ya tell", and he says, "from the bark, you dummies... Ha-ha! From the bark!"
On top of my point, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have been encouraged to lend to lower credit families, but the crisis would have happened even if they didn't exist because the other unregulated institutions went about it with much more gusto.
Fannie and Freddie's subprime loans were shown to be on the more respectable end as opposed to the other banks who pushed their mortgage brokers to get loans no matter what the risk.
The only thing Fannie and Freddie really shows is that the government endorsed the practice, but the fat cats of Wall Street made Fannie and Freddie's bad loans look likes child's play.
You're implying the Simpsons has ever attempted to have a ongoing story when in reality every episode is basically it's own standalone adventure. In this regard it's not much different from the sunday comics.
You should be pro-choice because pregnancy is a personal issue that should not be controlled by anyone other than the mother who has to bear the burden.
I'm pro-choice, but I don't feel it's my place to judge any particular abortion. I just recognize that the government shouldn't be touching that issue with a ten foot pole because it will always lead to injustice, so might as well let the families make the moral choices because it really doesn't affect the rest of us.
If a girl has an abortion to me it's not much different than having a period. Potential is lost. It's a very gray area though, which again is why I wouldn't want me or anyone else making the decision for another family.
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While I would generally agree with your point, there is a flaw.
You're assuming that the gene removed would be passed on. If the gene we're preventing from being born is one that causes death or severe mental retardation, then it's more about having a baby that won't suffer/be crippled. Why give birth to one that wouldn't be able to reproduce anyway because it's dead in a few years or too retarded for romantic interest.
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Maybe there would be more documentation if you established reasonable deadlines.
Just sayin' sometimes there's another story.
I remember in middle school they didn't have a history teacher for us, so the science teacher was forced to teach it instead.
He usually would pick some random topics and have us do reports on them, but I wouldn't call that teaching. At least he had us reenact a play of the Irish Potato Famine.
So when people whine about 'throwing money' I can't help but think if teacher salaries were higher maybe they'd have an easier time filling the positions, and the competition for those positions would be greater. I love how CEO bonuses are great incentives but teacher salaries are a waste of money.
Aaaaaagh!
Those who do not study a foreign language will always have worse grammar because it's easier to understand the purpose of grammar when comparing two languages together. Without a reference point native speakers will not have the intuition to check their sentences. I learned a lot more about English in my Spanish class than anywhere else.
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So Roland Burris is the Pluto of senators?
We were lost, none of us knew where we were. Then Harry starts 'feeling around on all the trees' and he says... "I got it we on Pluto", I say, 'Harry how can ya tell", and he says, "from the bark, you dummies... Ha-ha! From the bark!"
On top of my point, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have been encouraged to lend to lower credit families, but the crisis would have happened even if they didn't exist because the other unregulated institutions went about it with much more gusto.
Fannie and Freddie's subprime loans were shown to be on the more respectable end as opposed to the other banks who pushed their mortgage brokers to get loans no matter what the risk.
The only thing Fannie and Freddie really shows is that the government endorsed the practice, but the fat cats of Wall Street made Fannie and Freddie's bad loans look likes child's play.
Subprime loans were not forced or mandated by regulations. They were sought after by the banking institutions who lobbied for them.
You're implying the Simpsons has ever attempted to have a ongoing story when in reality every episode is basically it's own standalone adventure. In this regard it's not much different from the sunday comics.
Oh, a lesson in causality from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!
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my humblest apologies for typing to fast and screwing up my grammar.
define intelligence?
It's not a light bulb situation.
Which genius are you shooting for? Van Gogh, Newton? And when you're expectations crush their self-esteem and they work at McDonalds what then?
You should be pro-choice because pregnancy is a personal issue that should not be controlled by anyone other than the mother who has to bear the burden.
I'm pro-choice, but I don't feel it's my place to judge any particular abortion. I just recognize that the government shouldn't be touching that issue with a ten foot pole because it will always lead to injustice, so might as well let the families make the moral choices because it really doesn't affect the rest of us.
If a girl has an abortion to me it's not much different than having a period. Potential is lost. It's a very gray area though, which again is why I wouldn't want me or anyone else making the decision for another family.
While I would generally agree with your point, there is a flaw.
You're assuming that the gene removed would be passed on. If the gene we're preventing from being born is one that causes death or severe mental retardation, then it's more about having a baby that won't suffer/be crippled. Why give birth to one that wouldn't be able to reproduce anyway because it's dead in a few years or too retarded for romantic interest.
I agree. If the show was good enough for them to put it on, at least let it run a full season and build buzz!
I don't get it? Does it offend the emo kids?
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Executive Beta: *rolls dice* "More reality shows!"
Network President: "And Executive Gamma, programmed to underestimate middle America."
Executive Gamma: "It's funny, but is it going to get them off their tractors?"
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The meaning of the word lesbian derives from the poems of Sappho, who was born in Lesbos. The poems contain powerful emotional content directed toward other females and have frequently been interpreted as expressing homosexual love.
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This seems like something that could be quickly tested...
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Good point, they are surely safe in catholic school!